Relationship between vitamin D levels and brucellosis: a case-control study from Sanandaj, Iran

Behzad Mohsenpour; Amjad Ahmadi; Anvar Mohammadi Baneh; Ebrahim Ghaderi; Shahla Afrasiabian; Samaneh Azizi; Katayoon Hajibagheri

doi:10.18502/ijm.v13i2.5987

Behzad Mohsenpour Zoonoses Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Amjad Ahmadi Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Anvar Mohammadi Baneh Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Ebrahim Ghaderi Zoonoses Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Shahla Afrasiabian Zoonoses Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Samaneh Azizi Students Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Katayoon Hajibagheri Zoonoses Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v13i2.5987

Keywords: Brucellosis; Vitamin D

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that is caused by the Brucella species. This disease is common in Iran and its incidence is increasing .This study measures serum vitamin D levels in patients with brucellosis and healthy people.

Materials and Methods: This research was conducted as a case-control study at Tohid Hospital, Sanandaj, Iran. The calculated sample size included 90 patients in the case group and 90 patients in the control group. The measurement of vitamin D levels in the case and control groups were performed by ELISA.

Results: The mean serum vitamin D level was 19.91 ng/ml in the case group and 22.87 ng/ml in the control group. (Serum vitamin D level <10 ng/mL is accepted as deficiency, 10-30 ng/mL as insufficiency, 30-100 ng/mL as sufficiency, and >100 ng/mL as toxicity).

Conclusion: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of vitamin D deficiency (p-value=0.097).